Archive for February, 2008

New Investment Portfolio Management Software is the First to Offer Full Features for Home Use

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

With the recent fluctuations in world stock markets some investors may have been hurt by their lack of awareness and knowledge of their own exposure to certain investment categories. Keeping this in mind Manage Invest has come up with a new investment management software that contains all of the features that users need to keep […]

EU regulators announce probe on German aid to two banks

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

The European Commission launched on Wednesday a probe into state aid
provided to German banks IKB and Sachsen LB which were hit by
investments made in US subprime mortgage markets.

Offset Mortgage Centre Publish Discount Offset Mortgage Guide

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

The leading flexible and offset mortgage review site, The Offset Mortgage Centre, are proud to announce the recent publication of their free online guide about a Discount Offset Mortgage. The article looks at how a Discount Offset Mortgage can assist borrowers in the short-term. The full article, along with other articles on similar topics can […]

John Hancock Closed-End Funds Auction Preferred Shares Update

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

John Hancock Advisers, LLC has provided an update pertaining to recent developments affecting the auction preferred shares market.
Recently, there has been a great deal of attention focused on a disruption in the market for auction preferred shares (APS), which are leveraged funding vehicles for closed-end funds. An imbalance of buyers and sellers of APS has […]

France, Germany, call off finance talks amid row reports

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

France and Germany called off a second top-level meeting Tuesday,
fuelling suggestions of a diplomatic spat over economic issues and
French plans for a new Mediterranean Union that would exclude Berlin.

Federal Reserve will conduct two auctions of 28-day credit Term Auction

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

The Federal Reserve will conduct two auctions of 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility (TAF) in February. It will offer $30 billion in an auction to be held on Monday, February 11 and $30 billion in an auction to be held on Monday, February 25.
To facilitate participation by smaller institutions, the minimum bid size […]

France, Germany, call off finance talks amid row reports

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

France and Germany called off a second top-level meeting in less than a
week Tuesday, fuelling suggestions of a diplomatic spat over French
plans for a new Mediterranean Union that would exclude Berlin.

Waitrose and John Lewis named top of the shops by Which

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Waitrose has been recognised as the number one high street retailer for customer service in an annual survey by consumer magazine Which
The supermarket achieved impressive scores from a 10,000-strong panel of shoppers for the quality of products, customer service, in-store experience and the convenience of its shops - opening up clear distance on other food […]

Fairinvestment.co.uk research reveals Britons want fixed rate mortgages

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

New research from Fairinvestment.co.uk has revealed that when looking for a new mortgage, most Britons stated that they would prefer to choose one that had a fixed rate, rather than other mortgage products.
The survey revealed that 57 per cent of the Britons sampled would choose a fixed rate mortgage. These results consisted of 30 per […]

AdMission Empowers Publishers with Online Rich Media Display Ad Creation

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla - 2008 NAA MARKETING CONFERENCE - AdMission Corporation, the leading provider of dynamic online display advertising solutions, today announced that the Company has provided publishers with a Web-based application for the creation of online rich media ads featuring live inventory, branding and direct response. Ad creator, a component of the patented AdMission advertising […]